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WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court on Monday ordered a New York
court to take a new look at whether some religious organizations
should be excluded from a state regulation requiring health
insurance plans to cover abortions.
The justices acted after the court unanimously ruled earlier in
June that Wisconsin discriminated against a Catholic charity by
forcing it to pay state unemployment taxes.
The New York case poses a similar issue because the state
exempts religious employers if their purpose is to spread
religious values and they primarily employ and serve people of
their faith. But religious groups that serve and employ people
regardless of their beliefs don't qualify for the exemption.
The Roman Catholic Diocese of Albany and other church groups
challenged the rule.
It's the second time the nation's highest court has sent the
case back to New York courts. Last year, the New York Court of
Appeals upheld the regulation after taking into account the
Supreme Court's unanimous ruling in 2021 in favor of a Catholic
foster care agency in Philadelphia that refused to work with
same-sex couples because of its religious opposition to same-sex
marriage.
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